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In the past year, Idina Menzel has sung the smash hit "Let It Go" from Disney's "Frozen" at the 86th annual Academy Awards, returned to Broadway in the musical "If/Then," earned a best-actress Tony Award nomination and topped Billboard's holiday charts with a new Christmas album called "Holiday Wishes." Now, she's announced a world tour that hits Phoenix on Sunday, Aug. 9, for a show at Comerica Theatre.

New York Magazine has praised Menzel for singing "beyond anyone's idea of reasonable vocal or emotional limits," while Variety credits her with having a "tear-down-the-house voice and commanding personality."

When Menzel played Symphony Hall here in Phoenix this past summer, azcentral.com began its review with "During her sold-out concert with the Phoenix Symphony on Saturday night, the appeal of Idina Menzel was instantly clear. She is a striking 42-year-old woman with a powerful, if thin, soprano that she pushes to Streisand-like heights. Combine that with a personality in which her quirks are endearingly magnified to the delight of the audience."

Menzel earned her first Tony nomination as Maureen in the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Rent," and won a Tony for her performance as Elphaba in "Wicked."